Sharp County record., 1887-01-13
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

cholera in Medoza has somewhat aDated
On the 2Sth fourty-fOur new cases ana
eighteen deaths were reported.
A REPORT is current that Mexican troops
and revolutionists have had a terrible
fight in Sinaloa, Mexico, and many were
killed on both sides. The report has not
yet been confirmed.
A LETTER recently received from the
wife of Mr. Justice Woods OF the United
States Supreme Court, who is spending
the winter in Southern California on ac-
count Of his health, states that the justice
is better, and he has gained some flesh,
MRS. Don CAMERON is at present lying
very Ill of typhoid fever in Washington,
and her family are much concerned at the
sudden development of that malady IL
only having declared itself on the Both.
GENERAL MILES is q brave man, but
there is one thing he did not care to do,
and that was to remain in Washington on
New Years day. He would have had to
don the full uniform Of Brigadier-Gen-
eral, march to the White House and after
ward call upon the Secretary OF War and
everybody Of providence receiving on
that day.
LIEUTENANT WIN. H. EMORY has been
ordered to command the Thetis, one OF the
Greedy relief vessels, which has been re-
fitted at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Vlll
be attached to the Pacific squadron. Ihe
Thetis is to be stationed in Alaskan
waters to actin conjunction with the Pnta,
which is not regarded as entirely safe Tor
| open-sea cruises.
THE American Society OF Naturallsts at
its session in Philadelphia on the Both
elected the following officers; President,
Harrison Allen, Philadelphia; vice-presl-
dents, E. d. Cope, Philadelphia; NJ H.
| Goodale, Cambridge; H. I. Wllhams,
Ithaca; secretary, s. f.. Clarke Williams
town; treasurer, w. L. Sedwick, Boston;
executive committee, c. G. Riley, Wash
| ington: II. s. Osborn. Princeton
THE marriage of Marshal MacMahon's
daughter to Marquis Helvin took place IN
Paris on the 3Oth. Prince Murat was pres
| ent on behalf of eX-Empress Eugene.
Princess Mathilde signed the marriage
| contract The church was splendldly dec
| Grated.
THE st. Petersburgh Academy OF Sci
ences has received a telegram from DIR.
| e,
| ful termination Of the labors Of the Rus
sian expedition which has been exploring
| the region around the mouth OF the Lena
river in Eastern Siberia, and the new 81
berian islands, where the Jeanette eXpe-
dition came to grief.
IMPOSING and impressive funeral sery-
ices were held in the United States Senate
| chamber on the 31st over the remains OF
| the late Senator Logan, and the funeral
| corteee that formed the escort to the tenn
| porary resting place was the largest OF
| the kind ever seen IN the National capital
WITTROCK, Haight and Weaver, the
three principals in the celebrated Frisco
express robbery, are safely housed in jail
| at ST. Louis and nearly all OF the stolen
money has been recovered and returned
! to the Adams Express Company. the men
| have all made confessions and Will not In
| volye the courts in an expensive trial
| They all agree as to Messenger FOtherlng-
| hams innocence.
| THE Emperor William Of Germany cele-
brated on the 1st the eightieth anniversary
| Of his entrance into the Prussian army.
| The event was the occasion Of much en-
| thusiasm in Berlin and other portions OF
/
| the empire.
BY collision between o construction
train and freight on the Southern Pa
cific railway near Devils Run, on the
night of the 31st, ten men were killed and
many others were seriously injured
THE President was compelled toabandon
his purpose Of attending General Logan s
funeral by the severity Of his rheumatic
trouble. Mrs. Cleveland, however, and
her mother were present.
IT is officially announced that the com
mercial modus vivendi between the United
States and Spain will be prolonged until
| March 81 next.
| NJ. BARTuoLDI. the originator and archl-
tect of the statue of Liberty Enlighten-
ing the WOrld,n presented to the United
States. by the people of France, has been
| advanced to the rank of Commander OF
the Legion of Honor
In accordance with the will OF the de-
| ceased the remains of Peter Down, the
| Connemaugh hermit, were cremated at
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 1st, the remains
being shipped from JohnstoWn for the
purpose.
THE MARQUIS Of Londonderry offers to
sell his Irish estates to his tenants.
JOHN S. NEwBURRY, prominent IN rail-
road and other enterprises IN Mlchlgah,
died at Detroit GU the ID.
| GoscHEN. the London Post says, has
agreed to succeed Lord Randolph Church
| i'll in the British Cabinet
TRAINS on the Michigan Central, Wabash
| and other roads in Indiana, were greatly
I DELAYED by the snow blockade on the I'd
The Portuguese COrtes was opened on
the I'd by the king, who delivered speech
| from the throne.
GREAT importance is attached to En-
| peror Williams expressions Of confidence
that this will be q tranquil and prosperous
year
SOCIETY gossips at Washington are busy
over the approaching marriage OF Con-
gresham Glover, OF Missouri and Miss
| Augusta Patten, which, it is said, will take
place during the present month.
Mrs. LIZZIE LEPPER and Miss Tina
| Mucker were killed and seven other young
ladies wounded at Fort Wayne, Ind, on
the evening of the 1st by the sleigh in
which they were riding to a dance, being
run INTO by train at a railway crossing.
Their male escorts all escaped by jumping
from the slelgh, but the ladies' were not
quick enough.
THE members of family named Thomas
at Pittsburgh, Pa, are suffering severely
from trichinosis, contracted through eat
iug raw ham. which was infested with the